ATLAirport Guide

MARTA from Atlanta airport: fares, stops and last train

MARTA's Airport Station is inside the Domestic Terminal. The fare is $2.50, Five Points is 17 minutes away, and the last Gold train leaves at 1:20 a.m.

Steel supports and a service pipe along the rough granite wall beside the track at MARTA's Peachtree Center station in Atlanta.
Peachtree Center station, carved through rock

MARTA’s Airport Station is inside the Domestic Terminal, between the North and South baggage claims. The standard fare is $2.50. The Red and Gold lines both run from there through Midtown to Lindbergh Center, then split. On the weekday timetable the last Gold train leaves at 1:20 a.m. and the last Red train at 8:50 p.m.

First and last trains from Airport Station

These times come from MARTA’s Gold and Red line timetables. Airport is the end of both lines, so every train leaves heading north.

Day First train Last train How often
Weekday Red 4:46 a.m., Gold 4:36 a.m. Red 8:50 p.m., Gold 1:20 a.m. Each line every 10 minutes at the peaks, 12 midday, 15 to 20 in the evening
Saturday and Sunday Red 5:52 a.m., Gold 6:00 a.m. Red 1:10 a.m., Gold 1:20 a.m. Each line every 15 minutes through the day

Red and Gold alternate between Airport and Lindbergh Center, so on a weekday midday a train leaves about every 6 minutes. ATL’s directory lists the station as open 24 hours, but the timetable shows no departures between the last train and the first. The last arrivals at Airport are 2:06 a.m. on the Gold line on weekdays and 1:54 a.m. on the Red line on weekends. Holidays run modified schedules, and MARTA’s holiday page lists them. Before you rely on a train, check MARTA’s Gold and Red line pages for the Airport Station closure notice and its dates.

Red and Gold share 14 stations, then split

Station Line Minutes from Airport
College Park Both 2
East Point Both 5
Five Points Both 17
Peachtree Center Both 18
Midtown Both 22
Lindbergh Center Both 28
Lenox Gold 31
Buckhead Red 32
Doraville Gold 41
North Springs Red 43

The minutes are from a weekday midday trip on MARTA’s timetable. Saturday trips run a few minutes longer to the farther stations. If you’d rather park and ride, College Park is the first stop from Airport, and our College Park Park & Ride page lists the lot.

Transfers, and the Lindbergh Center change after 8:30 p.m.

Each fare includes up to four transfers within three hours, between buses and trains. You have to tap the same payment method each time, and a debit card and a phone wallet linked to one account count as different methods. Transfers don’t cover a round trip, so you can’t leave a route and board the same route again later without paying.

MARTA says that after 8:30 p.m. you may need to ride the Gold train from the airport to Lindbergh Center and change to a Red train for Buckhead, Medical Center, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs or North Springs.

What it costs

Fare Price
Standard, one way $2.50
Reduced, for over-65s, Medicare holders and people with disabilities $1.00
Children 46 inches and under Free, up to two per paying adult
1-Day (24-hour) Pass $9.00
3-Day Pass $16.00
7-Day Pass $23.75

A round trip is $5, so a 1-Day Pass pays off only on your fourth ride. A Breeze Ticket, the paper option for visitors, costs $1 on top of the fare. It can’t be reloaded and expires in 90 days. MARTA’s airport page lists a full-service RideStore at the Airport Station.

If you’re flying from the International Terminal

MARTA ends at the Domestic Terminal. A free shuttle runs between the terminals around the clock, and the trip takes 15 minutes, per MARTA. Our International Terminal shuttle page has the stop.

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